The country remains ill-prepared to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19 as it falls on its target to vaccinate 120,000 people a day to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16. Citing a herd immunity tracker on Twitter, Robredo said that...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Financial Times, together with Nikkei Asia and Statista recently came out with its ranking of high-growth companies in the Asia Pacific Region. To be included in the list, a company must meet the following criteria — generated revenue of at least $1 million...
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Friday. A general view shows India's captial New Delhi on May 12, 2021 amidst smoggy conditions. Arun SANKAR / AFP Across the...
The Gokongwei Group, through private investment firm JE Holdings, is infusing P1.25 billion into Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (PIZZA) as a new strategic investor of the Po family-controlled food chain. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Shakey’s said that,...
Dwight Ramos is set to join Gilas Pilipinas in bubble training camp in Calamba, Laguna. (FIBA Images) Gilas Pilipinas player Dwight Ramos expressed excitement as he is expected to join the bubble training camp inside Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna. Ramos is still finishing the government-required...
Jericho Cruz poses a photo with Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder during Guam's training camp at The Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo from Jericho Cruz) NLEX guard Jericho Cruz is currently in the United States to take part in Guam’s training camp for next month’s...
LT Group, Inc., the investment holding company of taipan Lucio Tan, reported a 4.5 percent improvement in attributable net income to P6.49 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from the P6.21 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Angelo Kouame shares a light moment with a Gilas teammate during their training bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. (Photo from Inspire Sports Academy) Ange Kouame is making sure that he’ll be ready to face South Korea’s Ricardo Ratliffe and Indonesia’s Lester Prosper in...
To secure its future as a low cost carrier (LCC), Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacific or CEB), has obtained US$250 million fresh funds from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, and Indigo Philippines LLC, an affiliate of Indigo Partners LLC. The investment of the triad,...
An additional 13 coronavirus cases were reported among overseas Filipinos, raising the total tally to 18,537, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, May 8. Department of Foreign Affairs The DFA did not record any new deaths, which stands at 1,159. As of the same day, active...
The government's pandemic task force has given the green light to the Samahan Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers in June 2021 amid the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national...
The government would never lie about the data about the country's coronavirus situation, including pace of the vaccination drive, President Duterte said Wednesday. Government frontliners receive Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at the vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 04, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
